Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Obituaries on January 15th, 2008
Lewis B. Clune, 76, 421 W. Columbus St., St. Henry, died at 3:40 a.m. Jan. 15, 2008, at his residence. [More]
William "Bill" Waterman, 66, 102 Portland Street, Celina, died at 10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2008, at the St. Marys Living Center Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on January 15th, 2008
COLDWATER - Residents living in the 300 and 400 blocks of East Vine Street have signed a petition requesting village officials correct a traffic nightmare involving semitrailers arriving and leaving the abutting Basic Grain Company. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The board of education again has earmarked $100,000 for the school district's technology department, an investment Superintendent David Riel believes is an integral part of Fort Recovery's curriculum.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools took the first step Monday night toward satisfying an anti-bullying policy by formally submitting the first semi-annual written report.
COLDWATER - The village of Coldwater is chugging along in the black, a very good black, a pleased Mayor Vern Stammen told councilors Monday evening in his state of the village report.
ST. MARYS - A resident has declared the city's method of collection of past due utility charges "ludicrous."
At Monday night's council meeting, Ric
ST. HENRY - Village council members appointed a former council member and a newcomer on Monday evening, as two seats were open at the first meeting of the year.
Jeff Monnin elected president of board
MINSTER - Minster Elementary School has been named one of 96 schools of distinction by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).
Minster Local Schools Superintendent Gayl Ray made the announcement during the Monday night board of education meeting.
Eighteen applicants from Mercer County were approved for a total of $329,000 from the USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for fiscal year 2008, about $100,000 more than last year. [More]
Compiled by Ryan Hines
Celina's nearly two-hour trip started out well, but it finished horribly wrong.
The Bulldogs traveled to Hilliard Darby High School on Monday night for a makeup game and led early on, but the Panthers dominated play in the middle two quarters for a 64-31 victory.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A number of area basketball players battled it out on Saturday as Capital came to Ada to face Ohio Northern in Ohio Athletic Conference play at the ONU Sports Center.
Local pictures on January 15th, 2008